Édouard Hervé
Édouard Hervé | |
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| Born | 28 May 1835 Saint-Denis, La Réunion. France |
| Died | 4 January 1899 (aged 63) Paris, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, Historian |
| Known for | Founder of Le Soleil |
Édouard Hervé (28 May 1835 – 4 January 1899) was a French journalist, historian and politician.[1]
Life
Édouard Hervé was born in Saint-Denis, La Réunion on 28 May 1835.
A graduate of the École Normale Supérieure, Paris city councilor and advisor to Philippe d'Orléans, Count of Paris (1838-1894), he worked at several newspapers, including Le Journal de Genève (1865-1866)[1] and L'Époque. In 1867, he founded the Journal de Paris. This newspaper was suppressed by the Paris Commune in 1871 when he wrote of the events of March: "The way the population of Paris yesterday expressed its satisfaction was more than frivolous, and we fear it gets worse with time. Paris now has a festive look that is totally inappropriate, and if we do not want to be called Parisians of decadence, we must put an end to this state of affairs. "
In 1873, he founded Le Soleil, the first major daily newspaper priced at 5 centimes.[1] With a monarchist viewpoint, publication was to continue until June 1915.[citation needed] Hervé became a member of the Paris municipal council. He belonged to both the Conférence Molé and the Conférence Tocqueville before their merger to form the Conférence Molé-Tocqueville.[2]
Édouard Hervé is also the author of several historical works, which are actually compilations of his articles. He was made Chevalier of the Legion of Honour in 1873[3] and elected member of the Académie française on 11 February 1886. He died on 4 January 1899 in Paris.[1]
Historical works
- Une page de l'histoire d'Angleterre. Les Élections de 1868. Le Cabinet Gladstone. La Réforme de l'Église d'Irlande (1869)
- La Crise irlandaise, depuis la fin du dix-huitième siècle jusqu'à nos jours (1885)
- Trente Ans de politique, quelques articles et discours (1899)
References
Sources
- "Édouard HERVÉ". Academie Francaise. Retrieved 2013-04-29.
- Nagai, Nobuhito (2002), Les conseillers municipaux de Paris sous la troisième république, 1871-1914 (in French), Publications de la Sorbonne, ISBN 978-2-85944-440-2, retrieved 2017-10-15
- 1835 births
- 1899 deaths
- People from Saint-Denis, Réunion
- French historians
- French politicians
- 19th-century French journalists
- French male journalists
- 19th-century French newspaper publishers (people)
- 19th-century French newspaper founders
- French male writers
- 19th-century French businesspeople
- 19th-century historians
- 19th-century French male writers